Since everyone was clamoring for a photo of blind Clyde, here he is in a shot I took this afternoon. I had picked up Clyde and blind Samantha from the vet clinic this morning after dropping them off yesterday — Sam's ear had begun swelling again and needed some more drainage work, and Clyde needed attention for a rather unusual problem. There's no other way to describe it: His penis wouldn't retract into his sheath. That's right. Yep, the little pink thing was poking out all the time.
Actually, there is another way to describe it: Paraphimosis. Who knew? (Remember, you heard it here first.) And in the canine world, I think the correct term is prepuce and not sheath, which is what we call it in horses.
Alayne and I tried to put the gun back in the holster, so to speak, but to no avail. That meant it was time for some professional assistance.
When our vet, Dr. Nancy Lefavour, called yesterday evening for an update on Sam's latest ear surgery (she's doing fine), she cheerfully told me that our other vet, Dr. Chris Plumley, had succeeded in getting Clyde's stuck penis unstuck. Of course, this is one where I'd gladly let a professional tackle the job. I've already had my fair share of sheath work like this and this … somewhat bigger than a Yorkshire terrier, not to mention riskier!
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